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Bill Boethius with Augenmerk - Sucht, Sucht, Sucht

from Amongst Wolves by Bill Boethius and guests

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Collaboration with Augenmerk on her spoken word poem, ‘Today I have screwed my other head on’.

It was the sound of Augenmerk’s voice that fascinated me, and her wonderful articulation of the German language.

So I tried to integrate and feature her voice in the same way I would any other instrument.

The word ‘sucht’ leapt out in the poem, which means ‘addiction’ . In the wider sense, addiction becomes a paradigm for life.

Comments:

Interesting sounds Bill

nice meandering feel to the track

Your bass on this is top-notch.

I really love the way you blend and connect with others' work.

- it's all spontaneous for me

Bill, this is.... so all-encompassing. A strut.

Ha! It's one of the goodies - I'll keep this one!

So many birds, a glorious thing to wake up to.
: thanks for noticing those birds!

The feedback drone is just right.

listen to your music is like walking the line above abyss, even you guiide the walker to not to open eyes and keep to be just in strange dream

Even Jimi is here at the end.
: Jimi is always there; I was listening closely to his sound the other day, the way he had that ever present throaty warm overdriven sound but then had the single coil edge poking through when needed, but then pulled it back into the dark smudgy sounds ... and the wah wah - how he used that to heighten the upper particles ... holy hell ... no one gets near him ...
Yes. Holy hell. I hear him and words fail. Holy hell will do fine. Or liquid light. And dark. No… I like Holy Hell!

What a perfect treatment of poem and voice.
: and yet one scratches the surface ... the possibilities of the voice ... Oh god, the problem is you start to break down emotionally when you faced with a voice like this, you can't carry on ... there's at least 3, 000 years of suffering in that voice
: I have been listening.
In fact, I listened to one and passed, thinking I couldn't do justice, and perhaps should leave such a task and challenge to you (and above, one can hear why). But maybe I should give it a try one of these days.

What an awesome meeting. Over used word, yes, but I mean I am in awe.

Oh, the bass, the bass. I agree with Nick.
When I worked on getting the bass tone, I went: "that's it, the Andy Fraser bass sound!" The sound inspired me to try a Mr Big type thing on the bass.
I like when a guy goes big. Even if he doesn't pull it off. But you did.

Very cool!!! - some tracks just flow out; at first it was a bunch of ideas, and I wasn't sure how long it would take to get it down, then suddenly it all clicked, and I said to myself [as you do!], "that's it, it's finished", as it were. I find the things which are most fluid and original [thank you for that] are those with the least conscious thought involved. The great unseen spirits are moving us [they know who they are].

fascinating indeed

Augenmerk said: wow, i'm totally under the spell of your work, an addictive bass talking , love how you treated the voice, words appearing, i am speechless, so different painted sound moods through howling, crying, whales, stumbling through deserts, my english is much to poor for describing this adventurous listening, i enjoy , thanks so much for doing that!!! i am all excited by this music! <3

Me: Total pleasure to do it. The human voice is the most complex and beautiful of instruments, and German one of the most compelling languages in terms of its sheer sound. What genius invented such a thing? My own instruments were drawn to your voice, and somehow the bass got closest. Most of all I want to thank you for your generosity in putting out your spoken poem to open collaboration.

Augenmerk: i'm the one to thank, getting that huge present of creativity from your cosmic soul. as if our personal passions had met, had a session, and as you write and i am convinced we're surrounded from unseen spirits involving - very often writing for me goes the same way as you describe , letting flow with the least conscious thought, without censoring, and often surprised by what i had written as in trance, there is a thread through it, circles close, an inner guidance of a knowing soul which seems to be connected with other worlds , ... that is how your music talks to me : ) ur passions are bridges too, and the word "Sucht"means addiction and also "seeks", we're seeking giving expression to passion. thanks for this great meeting. respect and appreciation , Bill!!! : )

Bill: Your mastery of Words is immense: that is an amazing summation of creativity - humbled. I suspected the word Sucht is akin to 'seek', and even - more bizarrely - 'suck', in the sense of a bee to honey. Thanks for repost too

Augenmerk : suck yes, bee to honey, oh my honey sweet addiction ;D

Aural cornucopia. ..loved this

You've hidden this monster bass talent well until now..sounds spectacular, Bill, really funky and intricate
I just had a good take! I've been inspired by your own bass playing here, and also by David Spero. First Back Door album too ... Usually my bass parts are just that, I don't try to flash around [if only!], but it worked for this track as it seemed to heighten a kind of oblique dialogue with Augenmerk's voice.

I'm getting the racing thrill of gratification then in the screaming pauses the gnaw of need..and Karin's insistent voice throughout
So brilliantly put. I wanted to have a go at Karin's open collab and had the idea of a sort stop time thing with voice welling in the gaps. I've always loved stop time arrangements from I'm a Man onwards. But you perfectly explain the thrill of that arrangement

Super bass gambolling, Bill..

the bass parts came out well on this - I even cop a few Colin Hodgkinson licks here and there [I surprised myself!]

Whoa..bass at its lowest!
Yeah - my five string bass, low string well below low C

lyrics

Sucht, Sucht, Sucht, Flucht, Sucht Sucht, Sucht, Flucht
Wenn Sucht dich sucht, ergreif die Flucht!

Ich habe heute den anderen Kopf angeschraubt, in dem sammle ich
und lösche und ich lasse ihm nur das Weinen, das Lachen und das Lächeln.
Klar, Worte mag er, ihn stört es nicht, wenn durchs dritte Auge schon Wörter drängeln. Liebe, rufst du mich wach? Diebe in mir, Krawall und Krach jede Nacht.

Welche Lust liebäugelt mit mir? Welche Gier treibt mich vor sich her?
Bin ich bereit, mich dem Stier hinzugeben, der mich aufspießt
und an den Tagrand wirft? Mich dem trüben Fischer an die Angel steckt?
Ein Berg im Rucksack, der mich vom Rand reißt. Wörtermarsch. Lustfron.
Und einer wetzt Messer, hat mich im Visier, haarscharf im Fadenkreuz.
Und die bald fällt?

Ich nicht! Ich werde es mir abgewöhnen! Keine Lust mehr auf Sucht! Weder, noch!
So nicht! Lust-Sucht-Verzeichnis. Lange Listen! Kein Tagbeil hetzt mich mehr! Schluss, ein für allemal! Ich pflichte dem stummen Applaus derer nicht bei,
die auf Bäumen hockend den Mond im Nacken mein Blut saufen,
sich berauschen an mir. Es reicht!

Sie laufen mir hinterher, verfolgen mich, pirschen sich an, zwielichtig, durchsichtig. Ich will sie nicht und lieb’ sie doch! Sie packen mich und heizen mir ein:
„Betrüg uns nicht! Tu deine Pflicht und stirb, nein dicht’ oder auch nicht!“
Ich lache auf, zieh meinen Colt und ziele, scharf, zwischen die Augen.
Sie lachen mich aus, Worte sind´s bloß, kalte, schale.

Und wieder lockt die Nacht und treibt mich, dem Fadenlauf auf der Spur.
Und das Ende des Knäuels? Irgendwo innen, dünnes Fadenende,
dem mein Wortsturm nachjagt, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste. Was hält stand?
Was kann der Fluss dafür, dass er kein Standbein hat? Was bringt den Berg zu Fall?
Rasend renn ich durch die Wüste, stürzt mir der Himmel hinterher.
Und wie der Sturm aufkommt, so legt er sich wieder. Ein paar Wracks
an den Strand geworfen, und ich stakse im Wasser zwischen Trümmern.

Wie unangenehm es mir auch an den Kragen geht, wenn’s draufankommt,
ist alles egal, denn was geht mich das Danach an?
Ich bin niemals mehr im Jetzt als wenn die Sucht zuschlägt,
mich nachts auf den Stuhl bannt (und ich fall’ schon fast runter),
einen Pflock durch mich treibt, und mir wirklich nichts übrigbleibt
als sitzen, auf den Bildschirm starren und den Rausch ausleben.

Kurz, nur ganz kurz! Und dann schlafen gehen! Weil ich Schlaf brauche,
todmüde bin, bereits drei Nächte lang nicht schlafe,
Bereits monatelang kaum schlafe, seit Jahren nächtelang wache!
Egal, mich interessiert das Wort. Ich bin nachtsüchtig, wort- und schreibsüchtig.
Sirenen am Flussrand, Poesie am Glatteis. Ich schlängle mich durch,
folge den Trommeln und stürme gipfelauf, zielsicher dem Abgrund entgegen.

Meinen Rausch leben! Der flippt innen, treibt mich zwischen Wort und Sound.
Und ich lehne mich weit aus dem Fenster und lade ein:
Lust, Abenteuer, Akrobatik, Hirnblitze – meine Müdigkeit ist mir egal.
Die Welt in Notenzeilen mit Takten versehen und sie singt mir entgegen,
zwischen ihr und mir ein Gummiband! Spannendes Land, Weideland!
Und ich hechte hinein, Hechtsprung in die Nacht.
Egal, was davor war, zwischen Mitternacht und Dämmerung ist Weidezeit!
Ich breite mich genüsslich aus, keine Zeit für Schlaf.

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from Amongst Wolves, released March 12, 2017
Augenmerk; vocals
Bill Boethius; guitars, bass and drums

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